UNSPSC 85571113: Repair right upper lobe bronchus, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to repair right upper lobe bronchus, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic. This surgical intervention or procedure is listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 as code 0BQ48ZZ

UNSPSC 85571113 Repair right upper lobe bronchus, via natural or artificial opening endoscopic is a Commodity code that does not align with the recent state and local opportunities posted under it; the source shows no solicitations for the specific medical procedure the code describes. Recent opportunities tagged under this code instead cover occupational medical surveillance, independent disability medical evaluations, surgical benefit carve-out program administration, pharmacy benefit management, temporary health professional staffing qualification pools, specialty and emergency medical services for youth in custody, and pre- and post-surgical care coordination through Centers of Excellence networks. These are health plan administration, occupational health compliance, and clinical staffing services—not endoscopic bronchial repair procedures.

State and local health systems, counties, municipalities, and public sector employers are the issuing bodies posting under this code, including the City of Phoenix Retirement Office (independent medical evaluation services), the City of Long Beach (surgical benefits administration), the Washington State Department of Transportation (occupational medical surveillance), Harris County Juvenile Probation Department (specialty emergency medical services), Collier County (pharmacy benefit management), and the County of Santa Clara Health System (temporary clinical staffing qualification). Recent activity spans Arizona, California, Washington, and Texas; no state-to-state concentration pattern is evident. The code shows significant mismatch between its nominal procedure-specific scope and the administrative and staffing services actually being solicited, suggesting that the UNSPSC taxonomy tag may be misapplied or overly broad in how state and local procurement offices classify health services contracts. Professionals should verify code alignment directly in each RFP before pursuing opportunities posted under this number.